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MP to meet flooding group

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is to meet members of the River Hull Flood Action Group.

The meeting comes after the group contacted

Graham with concerns about the Environment Agency’s (EA) River Hull Flood Risk Management Strategy.

Last piece in flooding defence jigsaw approved

News that the final stretch of flood defence for Burstwick has been approved by planners has been welcomed by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart.

Work on a section of the defences, being built by the Environment Agency, had been delayed when Sport England objected to the loss of part of the village playing fields. Following [...]

Re-think on flooding plan backed by MP

2007 flooding

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness today said he was delighted to hear plans to allow farmland around Leven to be used to store flood water had been dropped.

The Environment Agency (EA) had suggested one option to reduce flooding further down the River Hull would have been to create a flood water [...]

MP backs residents pushing for flood protection work in Beverley

Willow Grove

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has backed moves by residents – whose flood devastated homes were shown around the world – to be given a greater level of protection.

Pictures of homes in Beverley’s Willow Grove, with canoeists paddling past, summed up the plight of thousands across the area who were affected [...]

Maritime past of East Riding town is unveiled by MP

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, took part in a ceremony to show the history of Hedon Haven – once a bustling and important English port.

As part of the Hedon Haven Restoration Project volunteers have had a storyboard erected on what was once the bank of the haven. 

Graham Stuart backs calls for changes to draft Flood and Water Management Bill

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, has backed calls for changes to be made to a draft of the Flood and Water Bill – designed to protect communities and business from floods such as those which hit the region in 2007.

Today the National Flood Forum (NFF), a charitable organisation which provides support [...]

Pressure from MP and residents sees ‘stronger case’ for Sunk Island protection

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, today welcomed news that the Environment Agency (EA) has agreed that the case to maintain flood protection for Sunk Island is stronger than they first thought.

 People living and working in the low lying, but highly productive, area of Holderness to the east of Hull had [...]

MP hits out at Floods Bill delays

Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, has accused the Government of ‘incompetence’ and ‘complacency’ after it published a Floods and Water Bill in draft form only.
 
The Bill comes almost two years after the flooding of June 2007 and, according to the Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, aims to “improve how we prepare for and respond [...]

Residents question dredging experts on fears of a possible link to coastal erosion

More than 60 residents from the Holderness area packed into the SHoRes (correct) Centre on Friday evening to attend a public meeting organised by Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness.
 
They heard presentations from members of the marine aggregate industry, which is currently dredging nine miles from the coast, as well as marine environment expert [...]